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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Welcome to Fresno State! The Biology Major
Department of Biology
1 (559) 278-‐2001 h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/csm/biology/
Dr. Alejandro Calderón-‐Urrea and Dr. Joe Ross
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø What to do with a Biology degree?
Ø Biology at Fresno State
Ø General advising
Ø Secrets to success in our Biology program
Ø Supplemental acPviPes
Ø Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs…
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
1) What to do with a Biology degree? h@p://www.aibs.org/careers/
Research Health care Environmental management and conservaPon EducaPon New direcPons in biological careers
Biotechnology Forensic science PoliPcs and policy Business and industry Economics MathemaPcs Science wriPng and communicaPon Art
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
2) The Biology Major plan at Fresno State
B.S. in Biology (120 units minimum)
University GE requirements: (51 units)
AddiPonal Requirements (30 units):
“Chemistry”: CHEM 1A, 1B, 8 or 128A, 129A, and 150 or 155 (18 units)
“Calculus”: MATH 70 or 75 (4 units) “StaPsPcs”: MATH 101 or PSYCH 42 (4 units) “Physics”: PHYS 2A (4 units)
Biology Major Core (22 units): Biol 1A-‐1B (with Laboratory), Biol 101 (with Laboratory), Biol 102, Biol 103, Biol 104 (GenePcs and Cell Biology Laboratory), and Biol 105.
Other Major Requirements (20 units):
Choose at least one lab course from each Diversity Courses: BIOL 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 130, 131,
132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 140, 143, 178; MSCI 112, 113, 124, 125, 131
Physiology Courses: BIOL 155, 156, 157 and 157L, 160, 161, 162 and 162L; MSCI 135
One addiGonal lab course Remaining units with UD biology elecGves (Biol 64 or 65)
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Bachelor of Science in Biology -‐ MODEL SCHEDULE
FRESHMAN Fall Spring Chem 1A (GE) (5) Chem 1B (5) Math 70 (+M45 first) or 75 (B4) (4) Biol 1A (GE) (4) English 5B or 10 (A2) (3) Comm 3, 7, or 8 (A1) (3) CriPcal Thinking (A3) (3) GE Breadth-‐Area C*** (3)
15 15 30
SOPHOMORE Fall Spring Chem 128A (or 8) (3) Chem 128B (suggested) (3) Physics 2A (4) Physics 2B (suggested) (4) Biol 1B (5) Psych 42/Math 101 (4) GE Breadth-‐Area C*** (3) Chem 129A (2)
___ GE Breadth-‐Area D*** (3) 15 16 31
JUNIOR Fall Spring Biol 102 (3) Biol 103 + 104 (4) Chem 150 (3) UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐4) Biol 101 (3) GE Breadth-‐Area D*** (3) GE Breadth-‐Area D*** (3) GE Breadth-‐Area C*** (3) UD GE (3) UD GE (3)
15 16-‐17 31-‐32
SENIOR
Fall Spring UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐5) UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐5) UD ElecPve (major) # (4) UD ElecPve (major) # (3-‐5) UD GE (3) Biol 105 (3) GE Breadth-‐Area E*** (3) UD GE (3)
___ UD WriPng**** (3) 13-‐15 15-‐19 28-‐34 ________ 120-‐127
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø Courses that double count:
Ø The Biology 1A and B sequence:
Chemistry 1A: GE Breadth B1 Biology 1A: GE Breadth B2 & B3 Math 75: GE FoundaPon B4
Consult with the chair of the department or an advisor before taking UD course work
Ø Pre-‐Med, Pre-‐Pharmacy, Pre-‐Vet, Pre-‐Dental, and Pre-‐CLS: You are required to take Chem 128B and Physics 2B (you may also need to take Chem 129B, and Math 76-‐second semester calculus) .
Ø CR/NC grading is not permiYed in the Biology major, and not accepted by professors and schools for Sci/Math courses.
3) General advising
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø To learn more about transferring credits earned at California public colleges and universiPes:
assist.org
3) General advising
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
4) Secrets to success in Biology:
Hard work and Pme management!
Our Biology program is demanding 2.05 (F”09), 2.14 (S”10), 2.22 (F”10), 2.47 (S”11), 2.32 (F”11)
GPA may be important for your future career path: Professional Schools prefer GPAs above 3.5
Term and CumulaGve GPA Calculator h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/programs/advising/gpa_calc.shtml
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Figure your schedule in hours not units:
Units Contact Hours Study Hours
Chemistry 1A 5 9 18
Math 75 4 4 8
GE 3 3 3
GE 3 3 3
(19)
41
Work 10-20
Commute 5
Family responsibilities ?
55-‐70
Hours per week to take care of your responsibiliPes
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Undergraduate Research • Sign up for Biol 190 with the agreement of a supervising faculty member (blue sheet) and learn what scienPsts really do!
• You can sign up for 1 to 3 units per semester and can use a total of 6 units toward AddiPonal Major Requirements
• Enrolling in Biol 190 can – enhance your professional school applicaPon – Aid in exploring career opPons – start a research career early
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø Pre-‐professional student organizaGons Pre-‐med, pre-‐vet, pre-‐pharmacy, pre-‐dental, etc. Tri-‐Beta Honor Society: April Booth ([email protected]) CADUCEUS: Pooja Patel ([email protected])
Ø Undergraduate research experience
h@p://www.csufresno.edu/biology/research/index.shtml Ø Pre-‐professional advising
h@p://www.csufresno.edu/premed/index.html (pre-‐med) h@p://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~mrawat/cls.htm (pre-‐CLS) h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/shcic/documents/CLSPROGRAMcourses_000.pdf
Ø Volunteering
The Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and SL h@p://www.csufresno.edu/cesl/index.shtml
5) Supplemental acPviPes (1)
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
Ø Apply for scholarships!!! h@p://www.csufresno.edu/scholarships/scholarshipapplicaPon/index.shtml
Ø Check with ASSIST on the Internet to see which courses are transferable (in case you take courses over the summer at community colleges)
h@p://www.assist.org/web-‐assist/welcome.html Ø Science and MathemaGcs EducaGon Center (SMEC)
h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/smec/ Ø Science and Health Careers InformaGon Center (SHCIC)
h@p://www.fresnostate.edu/shcic/about/index.shtml
5) Supplemental acPviPes (2)
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
“CriPcal thinking, creaPvity, collaboraPon, and communicaPon skills will become more important in a fast-‐paced, compePPve global economy”
CriGcal thinking and problem solving—including the ability to make decisions, solve problems, and take acPon as appropriate; EffecGve communicaGon—the ability to synthesize and transmit your ideas both in wri@en and oral formats; CollaboraGon and team building—the ability to work effecPvely with others, including those from diverse groups and with opposing points of view; CreaGvity and innovaGon—the ability to see what’s NOT there and make something happen.
What are the criPcal skills needed to succeed in todays job market?
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California State University, Fresno – Department of Biology
The Department of Biology • 21 faculty studying a broad array of biological areas dedicated to providing students with complete and up-‐to-‐date informaPon in their areas of experPse, while helping develop the criPcal skills needed to succeed in a compePPve economy. – Content knowledge – Laboratory pracPcal knowledge – Research experience – Building your skill-‐set for future success